systems and methods are provided for executing a hedge transaction in connection with the execution of a derivative product order in which the price of the derivative product is defined by one or more variables. The hedge transaction may be executed at an exchange or match engine that is different from the exchange or match engine executing the derivative product order. The execution of derivative product transaction may be contingent on the existence of an appropriate hedge transaction. Alternatively, a best efforts approach may be used to fill the hedge transaction order after executing the derivative product transaction.
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1. A method of processing orders, the method comprising:
(a) receiving at a match system a variable priced order for a financial product, the variable priced order including a variable price and a formula for adjusting the variable price as a function of a change in a price for an underlying product;
(b) identifying a hedge transaction corresponding to the order for the financial product;
(c) comparing the hedge transaction to order risk data; and
(d) executing at an exchange the hedge transaction if the order risk data is not exceeded.
15. A match engine configured to process orders, the match engine comprising:
a processor;
a memory containing computer executable instructions for causing the processor to perform the steps comprising:
(a) receiving a variable priced order for a financial product, the variable priced order including a variable price and a formula for adjusting the variable price as a function of a change in a price for an underlying product;
(b) identifying a hedge transaction corresponding to the order for the financial product;
(c) comparing the hedge transaction to order risk data; and
(d) executing the hedge transaction if the order risk data is not exceeded.
2. The method of
3. The method of
6. The method of
9. The method of
executing a maximum number of orders for hedge products that will cause the order risk data not to be exceeded.
10. The method of
executing a minimum number of orders for hedge products that will cause the order risk data to be exceeded.
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The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/688,467, filed Jan. 15, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/953,650, filed Dec. 10, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/611,458, filed Jul. 1, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/385,152, filed Mar. 10, 2003, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to derivative product trading methods and systems and, in particular, to methods and systems that utilize a variable defined order price and a hedge transaction.
Computer systems and networks increasingly are being used to trade securities and derivatives. Computer systems and networks provide several advantages when compared to manual methods of trading. Such advantages include increased accuracy, reduced labor costs and the ability to quickly disseminate market information.
Options are frequently traded via computer systems and methods. An option may be used to hedge risks by allowing parties to agree on a price for a purchase or sale of another instrument that will take place at a later time. One type of option is a call option. A call option gives the purchaser of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy a particular asset either at or before a specified later time at a guaranteed price. The guaranteed price is sometimes referred to as the strike or exercise price. Another type of option is a put option. A put option gives the purchaser of the option the right, but not the obligation, to sell a particular asset at a later time at the strike price. In either instance, the seller of the call or put option can be obligated to perform the associated transactions if the purchaser chooses to exercise its option or upon the expiration of the option.
Traders typically use theoretical models to determine the prices at which they will offer to buy and sell options. The theoretical option pricing models often produce values that reflect an option's sensitivity to changes in predefined variables. These predefined variables are assigned Greek letters, such as delta, gamma, theta, and vega. Delta is a measure of the rate of change in an option's theoretical value for a one-unit change in the price of the option's underlying contract. Thus, delta is the theoretical amount by which the option price can be expected to change for a change in the price of the underlying contract. As such, delta provides a local measure of the equivalent position risk of an option position with respect to a position in the underlying contract. A “50 Delta” option should change its price 50/100, or ½ a point, for a one point move in its underlying contract.
Gamma is a measure of the rate of change in an option's delta for a one-unit change in the price of the underlying contract. Gamma expresses how much the option's delta should theoretically change for a one-unit change in the price of the underlying contract. Theta is a measure of the rate of change in an option's theoretical value for a one-unit change in time to the option's expiration date. Vega is a measure of the rate of change in an option's theoretical value for a one-unit change in the volatility of the underlying contract. Delta, gamma, and vega are the primary risk management measures used by those who trade in options.
A single option order typically identifies the underlying security, the expiration date, whether the option is a call or a put, the strike price and all other standard order terms (e.g. buy/sell, quantity, account number etc.). Each time the price of the underlying contract changes or one of the variables in the trader's theoretical model changes, a trader may cancel all of the relevant orders, recalculate new order prices and transmit new order prices to the exchange.
It is common for traders of options contracts to hedge risks by purchasing underlying futures contracts. In a pit-traded environment, after executing an options transaction, the trader would typically turn to the futures pit and attempt to execute a hedge transaction. For example, after purchasing 50 call options contracts of eurodollars with a 50 delta strike, the trader would seek to purchase 25 eurodollar futures contracts.
Existing trading systems methods do not allow traders to purchase derivative products, such as options, by providing a variable defined derivative product order price. Such systems also do not allow traders to identify a hedge transaction to be automatically submitted when the derivative product order is filled.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for improved derivative product trading methods and systems that allow traders to use variable defined derivative product order prices and identify corresponding hedge transactions.
The present invention overcomes the problems and limitations of the prior art by providing methods and systems that utilize a variable defined derivative product order price. Derivative products include options on futures contracts, futures contracts that are functions of or relate to other futures contracts, or other financial instruments that have their price related to or derived from an underlying product. The variable defined derivative product order price may be in the form of a model used to price options. When one of the variables of the model changes, an exchange computer system may recalculate the derivative product's price without requiring the trader to transmit additional or different information to the computer system.
The derivative product order may also identify one or more corresponding hedge transactions or include information that may be used to identify a hedge transaction. The execution of the derivative product order may be contingent on the availability of a hedge transaction. Alternatively, a best efforts approach may be used to fill a hedge transaction order after the execution of the derivative product order.
In one embodiment, advantages of aspects of the present invention are provided by a method of executing a variable priced derivative product order that is contingent on the existence of a corresponding hedge transaction. The method includes receiving at a match system a variable priced order for a derivative product. The variable priced order may include a derivative product identifier, an underlying product identifier and at least one price determination variable. Next, a potential derivative product transaction is identified and a search for a hedge product transaction that corresponds to the potential derivative product transaction is conducted. The derivative product transaction is executed only when a hedge transaction is available.
In another embodiment, advantages of aspects of the present invention are provided by a method of hedging risks associated with the purchase of a variable priced derivative product. The method includes executing, at a match system, a variable priced derivative product order. Order risk data is received from an order risk management module. Next, a best efforts approach is used to locate a potential hedge transaction that corresponds to the derivative product order. Data of the potential hedge transaction is compared to the order risk data. In one implementation, the potential hedge transaction is executed when the order risk data is not exceeded. In other implementations, the potential hedge transaction is executed as long as the order risk data is not exceeded prior to the hedge transaction. In still other implementations, a portion of the hedge transaction is cancelled to prevent exceeding the order risk data.
In other embodiments, the present invention can be partially or wholly implemented on a computer-readable medium, for example, by storing computer-executable instructions or modules, or by utilizing computer-readable data structures.
Of course, the methods and systems of the above-referenced embodiments may also include other additional elements, steps, computer-executable instructions, or computer-readable data structures. In this regard, other embodiments are disclosed and claimed herein as well.
The details of these and other embodiments of the present invention are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the description below. Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description and drawings, and from the claims.
The present invention may take physical form in certain parts and steps, embodiments of which will be described in detail in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, wherein:
Aspects of the present invention are preferably implemented with computer devices and computer networks that allow users to exchange trading information. An exemplary trading network environment for implementing trading systems and methods is shown in
The trading network environment shown in
Computer device 114 is shown directly connected to exchange computer system 100. Exchange computer system 100 and computer device 114 may be connected via a T1 line, a common local area network (LAN) or other mechanism for connecting computer devices. Computer device 114 is shown connected to a radio 132. The user of radio 132 may be a trader or exchange employee. The radio user may transmit order or other information to a user of computer device 114. The user of computer device 114 may then transmit the trade or other information to exchange computer system 100.
Computer devices 116 and 118 are coupled to a LAN 124. LAN 124 may have one or more of the well-known LAN topologies and may use a variety of different protocols, such as Ethernet. Computers 116 and 118 may communicate with each other and other computers and devices connected to LAN 124. Computers and other devices may be connected to LAN 124 via twisted pair wires, coaxial cable, fiber optics or other media. Alternatively, a wireless personal digital assistant device (PDA) 122 may communicate with LAN 124 or the Internet 126 via radio waves. PDA 122 may also communicate with exchange computer system 100 via a conventional wireless hub 128. As used herein, a PDA includes mobile telephones and other wireless devices that communicate with a network via radio waves.
One or more market makers 130 may maintain a market by providing bid and offer prices for a derivative or security to exchange computer system 100. Exchange computer system 100 may also exchange information with other trade engines, such as trade engine 138. One skilled in the art will appreciate that numerous additional computers and systems may be coupled to exchange computer system 100. Such computers and systems may include clearing, regulatory and fee systems. Coupling can be direct as described or any other method described herein.
The operations of computer devices and systems shown in
Of course, numerous additional servers, computers, handheld devices, personal digital assistants, telephones and other devices may also be connected to exchange computer system 100. Moreover, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the topology shown in
Match system 206 may include several modules for determining prices, matching orders and executing transactions. An order book module 218 may be included to maintain a listing of current bid and offer prices. A price calculation module 220 calculates order prices based on price determination variables provided as part of variable defined derivative product orders. Price calculation module 220 may also calculate order prices based on formulas received from traders. For example, derivative product order 208 may include a formula that is a function of an underlying contract, delta and gamma Price calculation module 220 may be configured to calculate an order price every time the price of the underlying contract changes.
Price calculation module 220 may use a default formula with price determination variable values supplied by a trader. In one embodiment, the change in a derivative product price is equal to a second order Taylor series expansion, such as:
ChgUnderlyingPrice*delta+(½(ChgUnderlyingPrice^2*gamma)) (1)
wherein ChgUnderlyingPrice is the change in the underlying price. A trader would supply price determination variables delta and gamma and price calculation module would track the derivative product price as the underlying contract changes.
An order risk management module 222 may be included to act as a limit for the user's exposure for a given risk variable as defined by the user. For example, trader 202 provided maximum and minimum delta, gamma and vega values to match system 206. Those values may be stored in order risk management module 222 and computed before executing transactions. Depending on the user's order types and risk utilization for a given risk variable, the user's resting orders for a particular contract may be auto canceled by match system 206 so that the user is no longer at risk to exceed their limits. In addition, and depending on the user's order type and risk utilization for a given risk variable, the user's ability to enter a buy or sell order may be prohibited should the execution of that order cause the user to exceed their particular order risk management limit. Order risk module may be used to limit a user's exposure during the processing of derivative product orders and/or hedge transaction orders.
A formula database 224 may be included to store derivative product order formulas. The formulas may be provided by traders or may be standard formulas provided by an exchange. A market data module 226 may be used to collect and disseminate market data. A match engine module 228 matches bid and offer prices. Match engine module 228 may be implemented with software that executes one or more algorithms for matching bids and offers.
A hedge module 230 may be included to perform hedge transactions based on derivative product transactions. In one embodiment of the invention, hedge module 230 conducts transactions with a trading engine or match system other than match system 206. Hedge module 230 may also perform some or all of the function of risk management module 134 (shown in
An order processing module 236 may be included to decompose delta based and bulk order types for processing by order book module 218 and match engine module 228. A controller 232 may be included to control the overall operation of the components shown coupled to bus 234. Controller 232 may be implemented with a central processing unit. Match system 206 may include modules that perform some or all of the functions of the modules shown in
A hedge transaction may be identified in field 322. The user may choose to make the derivative product order contingent on the existence of an available hedge transaction by selecting radio button 324. The user may also choose to use best efforts to fill the hedge order after the execution of the derivative product order by selecting radio button 326.
The formula for calculating the price of variable defined derivative product order is identified in field 328. The trader can select a standard formula 330 to compute their derivative product price or select a custom formula 332. In one embodiment, a standard formula is supplied by or sponsored by an exchange. When a custom formula is selected, the trader may also provide a formula in field 334 and the variables in field 336. In one implementation of the invention, variable defined derivative product order 300 is created in the form of an XML for HTML document created by one of the computer devices shown in
In step 410 it is determined whether the underlying data has changed. The price of an underlying contract may change multiple times per second. When the underlying contract data has changed, in step 412 the trader's computer device may recalculate the order price of their delta based order and all other delta based orders from other users based on current data. In step 414, it is determined whether any of the price determination variables used in the formula to calculate the order price have changed. The price determination variables may include delta, gamma, and vega. When the price determination variables have changed, in step 412, the order price is recalculated. Of course, step 412 may be performed based on changes in current underlying contract data and variables. The order price may be displayed to the trader or plotted on a graph that tracks order prices.
Some of the advantages of aspects of the present invention are that they allow traders to maintain an order book and limit the amount of information that must be disseminated by an exchange computer or match system. In particular, an exchange computer or match system may transmit a plurality of variable defined derivative product orders to several different traders only when other derivative product order users establish their initial positions. Thereafter, the exchange computer may then only transmit underlying data or other data used to calculate variable defined derivative product order prices. Each trader computer may then periodically calculate current order prices based on information received from the exchange computer. For example, in step 416 it is determined whether other variable defined derivative product orders are received. When variable defined derivative product orders are received, in step 418 the trader computer may calculate new order book listings for current bids and offers related to variable defined derivative product based orders. The order book may be displayed to the trader in any one of a variety of conventional formats. After step 418, control returns to step 408.
Next, in step 608 it is determined whether the hedge product transaction is available. Step 608 may include determining whether the hedge product transaction satisfies predetermining criteria provided by the user or match system. When the hedge transaction is not available, in step 610 the derivative product execution does not occur and the process ends. When the hedge product transaction is available, in step 612 the derivative product transaction and hedge product transaction are both executed. The hedge transaction and the hedge product transaction may be locked in and executed by the same match system.
In step 706 the match system receives order risk data from an order risk management module, such as order risk management module 222 shown in
The method shown in
A trader may buy or sell several variable defined derivative product contracts in a common class and have a need for multiple hedge transactions.
After the synthetic matching, in step 808 it is determined whether any residual unresolved hedge transactions exist. When none exist, the process ends in step 810. When one or more residual unresolved hedge transactions exist, a potential hedge transaction is located in step 812. Next, in step 814 it is determined whether the execution of the potential hedge transaction would violate an order risk data rule. Of course step 814 may include determining whether or not the potential hedge transaction would violate more than one order risk data rule. Exemplary order risk data rules have been described above. When the rule would be violated, the process ends in step 810. When the rule would not be violated, the potential hedge transaction is executed in step 816.
The present invention has been described herein with reference to specific exemplary embodiments thereof. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that a person understanding this invention may conceive of changes or other embodiments or variations, which utilize the principles of this invention without departing from the broader spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. All are considered within the sphere, spirit, and scope of the invention. For example, while aspects of the present invention have been described in connection with the trading of derivative products, in other embodiments, aspects of the invention may be used in connection with the trading of securities, such as debt, foreign exchange, and equity contracts, and other instruments for which options or other derivative instruments are traded. Moreover, aspects of the invention may be used with over the counter market transactions. Hedge transactions may include over the counter trades or exchange traded contracts. One example of an over the counter trade is a forward contract.
Salvadori, David, Troxel, Jr., Charlie, Ariathurai, Arjuna, Falck, John, Farrell, James W., Thiruthuvadoss, Agnes Shanthi, Johnston, Scott
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